Mariners fans: Your favorite Monday is coming

With less than a week to go before Opening Day on Monday, April 6, prepping Safeco Field is no small task. As groundskeepers painted the iconic “S” into the grass behind home plate, Gerard Tsutakawa, the artist responsible for the 12-foot bronze mitt outside of Safeco Field, put some elbow grease into shining up the Left Field Gate’s golden glove. Check out updated photos of field preparation below.

Gerard Tsutakawa, the artist responsible for the 12-foot bronze mitt outside of Safeco Field's Left Field Gate, cleans and polishes the sculpture to get it ready for the Mariners season, photographed Thursday, April 2, 2015, in Seattle, Washington. Opening Day is Monday, April 6. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com) less

Gerard Tsutakawa, the artist responsible for the 12-foot bronze mitt outside of Safeco Field's Left Field Gate, cleans and polishes the sculpture to get it ready for the Mariners season, photographed Thursday, ... more

Photo: JORDAN STEAD / SEATTLEPI.COM

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A fresh "S" is painted within Safeco Field as the venue is prepped for the Mariners 2015 season, photographed Thursday, April 2, 2015, in Seattle, Washington. Opening Day is Monday, April 6. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com) less

A fresh "S" is painted within Safeco Field as the venue is prepped for the Mariners 2015 season, photographed Thursday, April 2, 2015, in Seattle, Washington. Opening Day is Monday, April 6. (Jordan Stead, ... more

Photo: JORDAN STEAD / SEATTLEPI.COM

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Safeco Field is prepped for the Mariners 2015 season, photographed Thursday, April 2, 2015, in Seattle, Washington. Opening Day is Monday, April 6. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)

Safeco Field is prepped for the Mariners 2015 season, photographed Thursday, April 2, 2015, in Seattle, Washington. Opening Day is Monday, April 6. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)

Photo: JORDAN STEAD / SEATTLEPI.COM

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Safeco Field is prepped for the Mariners 2015 season, photographed Thursday, April 2, 2015, in Seattle, Washington. Opening Day is Monday, April 6. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)

Safeco Field is prepped for the Mariners 2015 season, photographed Thursday, April 2, 2015, in Seattle, Washington. Opening Day is Monday, April 6. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)

Photo: JORDAN STEAD / SEATTLEPI.COM

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Gerard Tsutakawa, the artist responsible for the 12-foot bronze mitt outside of Safeco Field's Left Field Gate, cleans and polishes the sculpture to get it ready for the Mariners season, photographed Thursday, April 2, 2015, in Seattle, Washington. Opening Day is Monday, April 6. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com) less

Gerard Tsutakawa, the artist responsible for the 12-foot bronze mitt outside of Safeco Field's Left Field Gate, cleans and polishes the sculpture to get it ready for the Mariners season, photographed Thursday, ... more

Photo: JORDAN STEAD / SEATTLEPI.COM

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Gerard Tsutakawa, the artist responsible for the 12-foot bronze mitt outside of Safeco Field's Left Field Gate, cleans and polishes the sculpture to get it ready for the Mariners season, photographed Thursday, April 2, 2015, in Seattle, Washington. Opening Day is Monday, April 6. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com) less

Gerard Tsutakawa, the artist responsible for the 12-foot bronze mitt outside of Safeco Field's Left Field Gate, cleans and polishes the sculpture to get it ready for the Mariners season, photographed Thursday, ... more

Photo: JORDAN STEAD / SEATTLEPI.COM

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Gerard Tsutakawa, the artist responsible for the 12-foot bronze mitt outside of Safeco Field's Left Field Gate, cleans and polishes the sculpture to get it ready for the Mariners season, photographed Thursday, April 2, 2015, in Seattle, Washington. Opening Day is Monday, April 6. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com) less

Gerard Tsutakawa, the artist responsible for the 12-foot bronze mitt outside of Safeco Field's Left Field Gate, cleans and polishes the sculpture to get it ready for the Mariners season, photographed Thursday, ... more

Photo: JORDAN STEAD / SEATTLEPI.COM

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A fresh "S" is painted within Safeco Field as the venue is prepped for the Mariners 2015 season, photographed Thursday, April 2, 2015, in Seattle, Washington. Opening Day is Monday, April 6. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com) less

A fresh "S" is painted within Safeco Field as the venue is prepped for the Mariners 2015 season, photographed Thursday, April 2, 2015, in Seattle, Washington. Opening Day is Monday, April 6. (Jordan Stead, ... more

Photo: JORDAN STEAD / SEATTLEPI.COM

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Passerby pose for pictures as Gerard Tsutakawa, center, the artist responsible for the 12-foot bronze mitt outside of Safeco Field's Left Field Gate, cleans and polishes the sculpture to get it ready for the Mariners season, photographed Thursday, April 2, 2015, in Seattle, Washington. Opening Day is Monday, April 6. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com) less

Passerby pose for pictures as Gerard Tsutakawa, center, the artist responsible for the 12-foot bronze mitt outside of Safeco Field's Left Field Gate, cleans and polishes the sculpture to get it ready for the ... more

Photo: JORDAN STEAD / SEATTLEPI.COM

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Safeco Field is prepped, painted and watered for the Mariners 2015 season, photographed Thursday, April 2, 2015, in Seattle, Washington. Opening Day is Monday, April 6. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)

Safeco Field is prepped, painted and watered for the Mariners 2015 season, photographed Thursday, April 2, 2015, in Seattle, Washington. Opening Day is Monday, April 6. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)

Photo: JORDAN STEAD / SEATTLEPI.COM

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Gerard Tsutakawa, the artist responsible for the 12-foot bronze mitt outside of Safeco Field's Left Field Gate, cleans and polishes the sculpture to get it ready for the Mariners season, photographed Thursday, April 2, 2015, in Seattle, Washington. Opening Day is Monday, April 6. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com) less

Gerard Tsutakawa, the artist responsible for the 12-foot bronze mitt outside of Safeco Field's Left Field Gate, cleans and polishes the sculpture to get it ready for the Mariners season, photographed Thursday, ... more

Photo: JORDAN STEAD / SEATTLEPI.COM

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Gerard Tsutakawa, the artist responsible for the 12-foot bronze mitt outside of Safeco Field's Left Field Gate, cleans and polishes the sculpture to get it ready for the Mariners season, photographed Thursday, April 2, 2015, in Seattle, Washington. Opening Day is Monday, April 6. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com) less

Gerard Tsutakawa, the artist responsible for the 12-foot bronze mitt outside of Safeco Field's Left Field Gate, cleans and polishes the sculpture to get it ready for the Mariners season, photographed Thursday, ... more

Photo: JORDAN STEAD / SEATTLEPI.COM

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A fresh "S" is painted within Safeco Field as the venue is prepped for the Mariners 2015 season, photographed Thursday, April 2, 2015, in Seattle, Washington. Opening Day is Monday, April 6. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com) less

A fresh "S" is painted within Safeco Field as the venue is prepped for the Mariners 2015 season, photographed Thursday, April 2, 2015, in Seattle, Washington. Opening Day is Monday, April 6. (Jordan Stead, ... more

Photo: JORDAN STEAD / SEATTLEPI.COM

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Gerard Tsutakawa, the artist responsible for the 12-foot bronze mitt outside of Safeco Field's Left Field Gate, cleans and polishes the sculpture to get it ready for the Mariners season, photographed Thursday, April 2, 2015, in Seattle, Washington. Opening Day is Monday, April 6. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com) less

Gerard Tsutakawa, the artist responsible for the 12-foot bronze mitt outside of Safeco Field's Left Field Gate, cleans and polishes the sculpture to get it ready for the Mariners season, photographed Thursday, ... more

Photo: JORDAN STEAD / SEATTLEPI.COM

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A freshly cleaned 12-foot bronze mitt outside of Safeco Field's Left Field Gate gleams in the sunlight, photographed Thursday, April 2, 2015, in Seattle, Washington. Opening Day is Monday, April 6. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com) less

A freshly cleaned 12-foot bronze mitt outside of Safeco Field's Left Field Gate gleams in the sunlight, photographed Thursday, April 2, 2015, in Seattle, Washington. Opening Day is Monday, April 6. (Jordan ... more

Photo: JORDAN STEAD / SEATTLEPI.COM

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Safeco Field is watered in preparation for the Mariners 2015 season, photographed Thursday, April 2, 2015, in Seattle, Washington. Opening Day is Monday, April 6. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)

Safeco Field is watered in preparation for the Mariners 2015 season, photographed Thursday, April 2, 2015, in Seattle, Washington. Opening Day is Monday, April 6. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)

Photo: JORDAN STEAD / SEATTLEPI.COM

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Gerard Tsutakawa, the artist responsible for the 12-foot bronze mitt outside of Safeco Field's Left Field Gate, cleans and polishes the sculpture to get it ready for the Mariners season, photographed Thursday, April 2, 2015, in Seattle, Washington. Opening Day is Monday, April 6. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com) less

Gerard Tsutakawa, the artist responsible for the 12-foot bronze mitt outside of Safeco Field's Left Field Gate, cleans and polishes the sculpture to get it ready for the Mariners season, photographed Thursday, ... more